Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Current Opinion in Cell Biology is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Outside Front Cover195
Editorial Board117
Editorial Board113
Outside Back Cover76
You can go your own way: SNX-BAR coat complexes direct traffic at late endosomes71
Cell competition and the regulation of protein homeostasis67
Development of a multiciliated cell64
Characterizing intracellular mechanics via optical tweezers-based microrheology60
Macropinocytosis at the crossroad between nutrient scavenging and metabolism in cancer57
Emerging mechanisms and dynamics of three-dimensional genome organisation at zygotic genome activation56
TERRA long noncoding RNA: At the interphase of telomere damage, rescue and signaling54
Outside Back Cover53
The unconventional role of vimentin intermediate filaments53
Barotaxis: How cells live and move under pressure51
In silico labeling in cell biology: Potential and limitations47
Cadherins and the cortex: A matter of time?46
Quantifying and visualising the nuances of cellular dynamics in vivo using intravital imaging44
Receptors, enzymes and self-attraction as autocrine generators and amplifiers of chemotaxis and cell steering43
De novo hematopoietic (stem) cell generation — A differentiation or stochastic process?43
Evolution and diversification of mitochondrial protein import systems42
Decoding mechanical cues by molecular mechanotransduction41
Notch-mediated cellular interactions between vascular cells40
Advanced models of human skeletal muscle differentiation, development and disease: Three-dimensional cultures, organoids and beyond40
Forced back into shape: Mechanics of epithelial wound repair38
Dynamins in human diseases: differential requirement of dynamin activity in distinct tissues36
The adaptable caveola coat generates a plasma membrane sensory system36
Editorial Board35
Cellular spartans at the pass: Emerging intricacies of cell competition in early and late tumorigenesis35
Outside Back Cover35
Functional analysis of Hikeshi reveals physiological significance of nuclear Hsp7034
Intravital microscopy to illuminate cell state plasticity during metastasis33
Protein condensates as flexible platforms for membrane traffic33
Helical motion and torque generation by microtubule motors33
Physical forces modulate interphase nuclear size33
Publisher’s Note33
Engines of change: Nonmuscle myosin II in mechanobiology33
Reading oscillatory instructions: How cells achieve time-dependent responses to oscillating transcription factors32
Nuclear lipid droplet: Guardian of nuclear membrane lipid homeostasis?31
The dynamic nuclear envelope: resilience in health and dysfunction in disease31
The cellular and signaling dynamics of salamander limb regeneration30
The molecular biophysics of extracellular vimentin and its role in pathogen–host interactions28
Neocortex expansion in development and evolution—from genes to progenitor cell biology28
Decoding the cell nucleus28
Outside Front Cover - Journal name, Cover image, Volume issue details, ISSN, Cover Date, Elsevier Logo and Society Logo if required28
Mechanobiology of myeloid cells27
Stress-protecting harbors for hematopoietic stem cells27
Regulatory events controlling ER-phagy27
Signaling oscillations: Molecular mechanisms and functional roles26
Piecing together the structural organisation of lipid exchange at membrane contact sites26
Protein folding and quality control during nuclear transport25
Follow the flow: Actin and membrane act as an integrated system to globally coordinate cell shape and movement25
Sperm-specific proteins: new implications for diagnostic development and cancer immunotherapy25
Shaping up: Recent advances in the study of plant calcium channels24
On the choreography of genome folding: A grand pas de deux of cohesin and CTCF24
Deciphering the chromatin organization and dynamics for muscle stem cell function23
Vertex remodeling during epithelial morphogenesis23
Rediscovering the intricacies of secretory granule biogenesis23
In situ studies of membrane biology by cryo-electron tomography23
Replication-transcription symbiosis in the mammalian nucleus: The art of living together22
Endoplasmic reticulum composition and form: Proteins in and out22
The nature of the root clock at single cell resolution: Principles of communication and similarities with plant and animal pulsatile and circadian mechanisms22
The multidimensional roles of intermediate filaments - bridging genetic diversity with form, functions, and targets22
Mechanical regulation of the Notch signaling pathway22
Replicating chromatin in the nucleus: A histone variant perspective21
Nuclear speckle biology: At the cross-roads of discovery and functional analysis21
Find your coat: Using correlative light and electron microscopy to study intracellular protein coats21
Spatiotemporal regulation of switching front–rear cell polarity20
Emergence of neuron types20
Transmit and protect: The mechanical functions of intermediate filaments20
Interplay between Notch signaling and mechanical forces during developmental patterning processes20
Editorial overview – Differentiation: the driver of development20
Opening the gate: Complexity and modularity of the nuclear pore scaffold and basket20
Cytoskeletal control of the secretory immune synapse19
Cytoskeletal form and function in mammalian oocytes and zygotes19
Outside Back Cover19
Waves of change: Dynamic actomyosin networks in embryonic development19
Jagged-mediated development and disease: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications for Alagille syndrome19
Extracellular matrix dynamics: A key regulator of cell migration across length-scales and systems19
Cellularization across eukaryotes: Conserved mechanisms and novel strategies19
Mechanisms controlling the mechanical properties of the nuclei19
Calcium wave propagation during cell extrusion18
Outside Front Cover18
Septin dynamics and organization in mammalian cells18
ER and Golgi trafficking in axons, dendrites, and glial processes18
Editorial Board18
SMC complexes: Lifting the lid on loop extrusion17
Functional organization of RNA polymerase II in nuclear subcompartments17
Macromolecular crowding: Sensing without a sensor17
Protein quality control at the Golgi17
Exploring the dynamic behavior of leukocytes with zebrafish17
Multiscale modelling of chromatin organisation: Resolving nucleosomes at near-atomistic resolution inside genes17
Posttranslational modifications of keratins and their associated proteins as therapeutic targets in keratin diseases17
Roads and hubs of unconventional protein secretion17
Editorial Board16
Cadherin-linked morphogen gradient actualizes robust tissue patterning16
Emerging methods and applications in 3D genomics16
Editorial Board16
Outside Front Cover16
Editorial Board16
The redox-responsive roles of intermediate filaments in cellular stress detection, integration and mitigation15
Building the phagocytic cup on an actin scaffold15
The unique biomechanics of intermediate filaments – From single filaments to cells and tissues15
Cytoskeletal symmetry breaking in animal cells15
Regulation of immune cell development, differentiation and function by stromal Notch ligands14
Signal integration in forward and reverse neutrophil migration: Fundamentals and emerging mechanisms14
Principles of regeneration revealed by the planarian eye14
Biomolecular condensates in epithelial junctions14
Early steps in the birth of four membrane-bound organelles—Peroxisomes, lipid droplets, lipoproteins, and autophagosomes13
Editorial Board13
Mechanotransduction: Forcing a change in metabolism13
Editorial Board13
Membrane fusion and fission during eukaryogenesis13
Building the brush border, one microvillus at a time13
GFAP-isoforms in the nervous system: Understanding the need for diversity13
Spandrels of the cell nucleus13
Outside Back Cover13
Genome-wide tracing to decipher nuclear organization13
Outside Front Cover13
Tracking and interpreting long-range chromatin interactions with super-resolution live-cell imaging13
PI4KA and PIKfyve: Essential phosphoinositide signaling enzymes involved in myriad human diseases13
Outside Front Cover13
The compass to follow: Focal adhesion turnover13
Endoplasmic reticulum – condensate interactions in protein synthesis and secretion12
Making and breaking the inner nuclear membrane proteome12
Outside Front Cover12
Cell–cell contact and signaling in the muscle stem cell niche12
Plasticity in centromere organization and kinetochore composition: Lessons from diversity12
Microglial ‘fat shaming’ in development and disease12
Engineered ECM models: Opportunities to advance understanding of tumor heterogeneity12
The role of spatiotemporal organization and dynamics of clock complexes in circadian regulation12
Transport-dependent maturation of organelles in neurons12
Xist-mediated chromatin changes that establish silencing of an entire X chromosome in mammals12
Mitochondrial motility modulators coordinate quality control dynamics to promote neuronal health12
Computational tools for cellular scale biophysics12
Control of mitosis, inflammation, and cell motility by limited leakage of lysosomes12
53BP1-mediated activation of the tumor suppressor p5311
Going your own way: Self-guidance mechanisms in cell migration11
Advantages of integrating Brillouin microscopy in multimodal mechanical mapping of cells and tissues11
Sister chromatid cohesion through the lens of biochemical experiments11
Nuclear envelope remodelling during mitosis11
Mitochondrial movers and shapers: Recent insights into regulators of fission, fusion and transport10
Physiological and regulatory convergence between osmotic and nutrient stress responses in microbes10
Phase separation in chemical and mechanical signal transduction10
The Integrator complex at the crossroad of coding and noncoding RNA10
Dealing with DNA lesions: When one cell cycle is not enough10
Building and breaking mechanical bridges between the nucleus and cytoskeleton: Regulation of LINC complex assembly and disassembly10
The extracellular matrix viscoelasticity as a regulator of cell and tissue dynamics10
AAA ATPase protein–protein interactions as therapeutic targets in cancer10
Editorial: From chromatin to dynamic loops and liquid-like phases: New views on the cell nucleus9
Pulling the strings on solid-to-liquid phase transitions in cell collectives9
Insights into gene regulation: From regulatory genomic elements to DNA-protein and protein-protein interactions9
Causes and consequences of micronuclei9
Lipid osmosis, membrane tension, and other mechanochemical driving forces of lipid flow9
Who's really in charge: Diverse follower cell behaviors in collective cell migration9
Actin nucleoskeleton in embryonic development and cellular differentiation9
New advances in innate immune endosomal trafficking9
An evolutionary perspective on Arf family GTPases9
Positive feedback amplification in swarming immune cell populations9
Endosome biogenesis is controlled by ER and the cytoskeleton at tripartite junctions9
Self-organized protein patterns: The MinCDE and ParABS systems8
Topological epigenetics: The biophysics of DNA supercoiling and its relation to transcription and genome instability8
Biophysics of endocytic vesicle formation: A focus on liquid–liquid phase separation8
Attach and stretch: Emerging roles for genome–lamina contacts in shaping the 3D genome8
Organelle morphology and positioning orchestrate physiological and disease-associated processes8
Outside Front Cover8
The role of cellular active stresses in shaping the zebrafish body axis8
Outside Back Cover8
The DNA damage response in the chromatin context: A coordinated process8
Sculpting the heart: Cellular mechanisms shaping valves and trabeculae8
Oligodendrocyte progenitor cell fate and function in development and disease7
Variation on a theme: Evolutionary strategies for H2A.Z exchange by SWR1-type remodelers7
Transient, nano-scale, liquid-like molecular assemblies coming of age7
Mining cell–cell signaling in single-cell transcriptomics atlases7
Coupling axonal mRNA transport and local translation to organelle maintenance and function7
Sending out molecules from the TGN7
Membrane-less compartments in the nucleus: Separated or connected phases?7
Post-transcriptional regulation as a conserved driver of neural crest and cancer-cell migration7
Vimentin cage – A double-edged sword in host anti-infection defense7
The impact of altered lamin B1 levels on nuclear lamina structure and function in aging and human diseases7
Editorial Board7
Editorial Board7
Editorial overview: How cells extract information from environmental cues7
Structural determinants of intermediate filament mechanics7
Membrane supply and remodeling during autophagosome biogenesis7
From WRC to Arp2/3: Collective molecular mechanisms of branched actin network assembly7
Biomolecular condensates as drivers of membrane trafficking and remodelling7
Exploring membrane mechanics: The role of membrane-cortex attachment in cell dynamics7
Protein control of membrane and organelle dynamics: Insights from the divergent eukaryote Toxoplasma gondii7
The vesicle cluster as a major organizer of synaptic composition in the short-term and long-term7
Machines, mechanics and mechanisms of cells and tissues6
Organelle distribution in neurons: Logistics behind polarized transport6
Direct quantitative perturbations of physical parameters in vivo to elucidate vertebrate embryo morphogenesis6
Publisher’s Note6
Editorial Board6
Emerging cell biological functions of phosphatidylinositol 5 phosphate 4 kinase6
Compartmentation and functions of sphingolipids6
Intermediate filaments in the heart: The dynamic duo of desmin and lamins orchestrates mechanical force transmission6
Mechanotransduction through protein stretching6
The relationship between nucleosome positioning and higher-order genome folding6
Outside Back Cover6
How DNA loop extrusion mediated by cohesin enables V(D)J recombination6
Cytoplasm mechanics and cellular organization6
Scaling the cellular frontier: Mechanobiology, tissue dynamics and function6
Editorial Board6
RNA gradients: Shapers of 3D genome architecture6
Editorial Board6
Actin filament dynamics at barbed ends: New structures, new insights6
The third dimension of the actin cortex6
New insights into the OSBP‒VAP cycle5
Cell dynamics revealed by microscopy advances5
Molecular and cellular constraints on vesicle traffic evolution5
Computational modeling of membrane trafficking processes: From large molecular assemblies to chemical specificity5
Design principles of regulatory networks underlying epithelial mesenchymal plasticity in cancer cells5
‘Corrigendum to “An amuse-bouche of stem cell regulation: Underlying principles and mechanisms from adult Drosophila intestinal stem cells” [Curr Opin Cell Biol, December 73 (2021), pages 58–68]’5
Building consensus in neuromesodermal research: Current advances and future biomedical perspectives5
Editorial: Modern approaches in cytoskeleton-related topics5
Plasticity of cytoplasmic intermediate filament architecture determines cellular functions5
New insights into tuft cell formation: Implications for structure–function relationships5
Stability dynamics of neurofilament and GFAP networks and protein fragments5
Chromatin and transcriptional regulation by reversible RNA methylation5
The biophysics of cell motility through mechanochemically challenging environments5
Outside Back Cover5
Outside Front Cover5
Prolonged mitosis: A key indicator for detecting stressed and damaged cells5
Novel tools to study cell-ECM interactions, cell adhesion dynamics and migration5
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